Cherished hope (5)

I believe the answer is:
dream
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cherished hope</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dream that I've seen before include "King had one" , "Cherished hope; fantasy" , "Aspire" , "Sleeping experience" , "Something imaginary" .)